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While trying to understand the molecular underpinnings of a protein that helps turn adult cells into embryonic stem cells, University of Utah researchers found a new class of gene-regulating DNA sequences. They say this "incremental step" has significant implications for reprogramming adult cells to become stem cells to research and possibly treat disease one day.
"The better we understand how these proteins work, the more we will be able to control the process, with greater nuance. If we understand how (the protein) Oct4 works, we can get it to do what we want rather than a global process. The result could be superior medicines -- less of a blunt instrument, more of a finer point," says Dean Tantin, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and lead author of the study, published online in the journal Genome Research.See the full content of this document
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U. Experts Find Dna Protein
Researchers prize embryonic stem cells because they can become many different types of cells in ...
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